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The memoir of former vice president Mike Pence is to be published, despite protests by staff.
"'I can't breathe.' Those were George Floyd's last words," Biden said, hours after the verdict. "We can't let those words die with him. We have to keep hearing those words."
UN chief calls to combat violence against women
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called to combat violence against women, at the start of the annual Commission on the Status of Women.
Of course the royal family is a racist institution
Comment: It's unsurprising Meghan experienced the racism she did, given Britain's long history of empire, colonialism and capitalism, writes ...
US Senate meets under tight security after extremist threat
The Senate carried on with business as usual on Thursday. Yet worries persisted: the Capitol Police are pushing to extend the stay of the ...
Kamala Harris expresses opposition to ICC Israel investigation
In a first call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Harris expressed “opposition to the International Criminal Court’s attempts to exercise its jurisdiction over Israeli personnel".
$1.9 trillion Covid plan clears US House
The US House passed an enormous, $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday.
Senate acquits Trump of inciting Capitol riot
The US Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump on charges of incitement of insurrection, ending his second impeachment trial.
Trump lawyers demand acquittal in 'unjust' impeachment trial
Donald Trump's lawyers argued the former president should be acquitted at his impeachment trial for inciting insurrection at the US Capitol.
Trump impeachment based on 'cold facts,' trial hears
Donald Trump's hearing is soon to reach its zenith.
Mia Khalifa tweets support for India's protesting farmers
India’s Hindu Nationalist government appears deeply troubled by celebrities’ expressing solidarity with protesting farmers
Egypt buries a decade of hope and tyranny
Comment: Sisi has all but extinguished Egyptian dissent. Whether a new US president can force him into reforms he doesn't want to make remains ...
Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in war on Covid
New US President Joe Biden got to work on tackling the coronavirus pandemic on his first full day in power.
World hopes for renewed cooperation with US under Biden
World leaders have sent messages of congratulations to President Biden, with many hoping that a change in attitudes and approach will follow his ...
Democrats control US Senate after Georgia pair sworn in
Georgia Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were sworn in as the US Senate's newest members, handing their party control of the chamber.
World leaders congratulate US President Biden
World leaders extended their congratulations to US President Joe Biden.
Biden becomes 46th US president, vowing 'new day'
Joe Biden has delivered a speech promising unity and a fight against racism and division in the US.
Trump leaves White House, skipping Biden inauguration
Donald Trump has left the White House, breaking with tradition as he finally leaves Washington.
'Pray' for Biden team, says Trump on last day
Outgoing President Donald Trump for the first time wished success to President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration.
Trump to leave town early Wednesday before Biden inauguration
Outgoing President Donald Trump plans to leave town before his successor Joe Biden's inauguration.
Mike Pence, Kamala Harris spoke by telephone Thursday: source
US Vice President Mike Pence and his successor Kamala Harris spoke by phone, according to an AFP source.
Mob storms US Capitol as Trump accused of 'coup'
The US Capitol was stormed by Donald Trump's supporters following the president's last-ditch effort to overturn his election loss.
Trump makes last-ditch bid to block Biden win
During a rally in Washington, US President Donald Trump kicked off a furious last-ditch effort to reverse his election defeat.
Biden appoints Jordanian American as senior legal affairs advisor
Dana Shubat, a Jordanian American woman, has been appointed as a senior legal affairs advisor on the Biden administration.
Congressional certification of the Electoral College results has historically been a formality.
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